Branding implement



United States Patent O BRANDING IMPLEMENT Jack B. Jamieson, Lebanon,Oreg. Application May 27, 1954, Serial No. 432,722

2 Claims. (Cl. 101-30) This invention relates timbers and logs and paintto the brand.

The main object of this invention is to provide a branding implement, bymeans of which the operator whose duty it is to apply the brand may doso easily and in a very attractive manner in which a brand will not beeasily defaced, or erased, or otherwise obscured.

The second object is to provide a branding implement which will beeconomical in the use of paint and in the time required for loading, andavoiding the necessity of cleaning away the excess paint as is commonlynecessary in existing methods.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in thefollowing specifications as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich- Fig. 1 is a plan of the implement showing the middle portionbroken away in longitudinal section.

Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section showing the contact with the log.

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a plan of a representative form of brand as it appears on theend of a log.

Referring in detail to the drawing there is shown a hammer body having acylindrical cavity 11 formed therein, which acts as a magazine forpaint. The body 10 has a boss 12 formed around the side thereof, intowhich is threaded a tubular handle 13 on the end of which is threaded acap 14 through which extends the shank 15 of the handle 16.

The reduced end 17 of the shank extends into the tubular handle 13 andhas formed on the end thereof a hexagonal tip 18 for turning Allenscrews. The body 10 has a somewhat enlarged head 19 in which is slidablymounted a shank 28 having a iange 21, whose face 22 does not engage theface 23 of the recess 24 made for the flange 21.

The brand consists of a disk 25, which is held against the flange 21 bymeans of the screws 26. The brand itself in this case is comprised ofthe letters 27 which are united to form an H and a K.

Extending through the head 19 are the ducts 28 which extend from the end29 to the valve seat 30 at one end of the cavity 11. On the shank ismounted a valve element 31 which engages the valve seat 30 and coversthe ducts 28.

The valve element 31 has a cylindrical end 32 on which is placed aspring 33 into Whose upper end is Inserted the stem 34 of the plug 35whose threaded end generally to the branding of particularly to theapplication of ICC 2 36 is threaded into the end 37 of the body 10. Theplug 3S is provided with a ilange 38 and a sealing washer 39. Thescraper blade 40 is formed along one side of the body 10 and is used inclearing oil the dirt and sap before applying the brand.

The operation of the device is as follows: The user of the implementirst is careful to be sure that there is a supply of paint in the cavity11, which he can do by removing the plug 35 or the cap 14. He thenscrapes away any loose material from the place where the brand is to beapplied by using the scraper blade 40 and then turns the body 10 so thatthe brand element 27 faces the timber 41 and strikes a blow hard enoughto drive the brand element 27 into the timber 41 as far as desired. Thespring 33, tending to hold the body 1.0 and flange 21 apart, is nowovercome by the momentum of the body 10 and a blow is struck against theflange 21 and finally imparted to the brand 27 itself.

Now, it will be noted in Fig. 3 at this time the innermost ends of theducts 28 are uncovered, permitting sprays of paint 42 to be ejected fromthe ducts 28, forming arrows or pointers 43 radially around the brand 27itself, making the brand not only easy to find but easy to identify andnot easily altered, and this with the expenditure of the minimum amountof time and without smearing up the truck and other equipment with thepaint normally applied by hand.

I claim:

1. A branding hammer comprised of a head having a paint cavity formedtherein, a tubular handle extending from said body withthe interior ofsaid handle communicating with said cavity, a shank slidably mounted onone end of said body extending into said cavity, said `shank having aflange on the outer end thereof, a disk secured to said flange andconstituting a support for a branding element, a valve seat at one endof said cavity around said shank, said body having outlet ductsextending from said cavity, a valve element mounted on said shanknormally closing said ducts, a spring urging said valve element toward aclosed position, a plug forming a closure for the cavity in said bodyand engaging the outer end of said spring, said ducts dischargingquantities of paint from said cavity when said body is struck against anobject to be branded.

2. The hammer as described in claim l characterized by having a brandformed on a flange and said ange being secured by means of screws tosaid shank.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,262,826 Mitchell Apr. 16, 1918 1,641,143 Allen Sept. 6, 1927 1,890,192Pfeiter Dec. 6, 1932 2,152,274 Papazian Mar. 28, 1939 2,264,632Gerlitzki Dec. 2, 1941 2,466,293 Alcamo Apr. 5, 1949 2,582,854 SmithJan. 15, 1952 2,681,003 Rossi et al. June 15, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS151,338 Austria June 15, 1937 873,844 Germany Apr. 16, 1953 904,540Germany Dec. 4, 1951

